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008			160427s2016 ii a b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2016362443
020			_a9788189059774 (paperback)
025			_aI-E-2016362443
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn948115726
035			_a(OCoLC)948115726
037			_bLibrary of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
042			_alccopycat _alcode
050	0	0	_aBL1211 _b.A25 2016
082	0	4	_a294.5 AMB _223
100	1		_aAmbedkar, B. R. _q(Bhimrao Ramji), _d1891-1956, _eauthor.
240	1	0	_aWorks. _kSelections
245	1	0	_aRiddles in Hinduism : _ban exposition to enlighten the masses : the annotated critical edition / _cB.R. Ambedkar ; edited and annotated by S. Anand and Shobhna Iyer ; introduced by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
250			_a20th - Anniversary ed.
260			_aNew Delhi _bNavayana Publishing _c2024
300			_a288 pages : _billustrations (black and white) ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
505			_aPreface 7 Introduction by Kancha llalah The Riddle of Ambedkar: Why did he say he was born a Hindu? 17 Riddles in Hinduism B.R. Ambedkar 47 Introduction 49 Part I-Religious Riddle No. 1/The Difficulty of Knowing Why One is a Hindu 58 Riddle No. 6/The Contents of the Vedas Have they any Moral or Spiritual Value? 66 Riddle No. 13/The Riddle of Ahimsa 85 Riddle No. 14/From Ahimsa back to Himsa 98 PART II-Social Riddle No. 16/ The Four Varnas: Are the Brahmans Sure of their Origin? 105 Riddle No 17/The Four Ashramas: The Why and How about them 129 Riddle No. 18/Manu's Madness or the Brahmanic Explanation of the Origin of the Mixed Castes 139 Riddle No. 19/ The Change from Paternity to Maternity: What did the Brahmans Wish to Gain by it? 155 PART III-Political Riddle No. 22/Brahma is Not Dharma: What Good is Brahma? 166 Riddle No. 23/Kali Yuga: Why Have the Brahmans made it Unending? 180 Appendix 1/ The Riddle of Rama and Krishna 217 List of all the Riddles from the BAWS edition 247 Appendix II/"The Towel, the Tar Brush and the Hammer" Archival cartoons curated by Unnamati Syama Sundar 249 Bibliography 256 Acknowledgements 272 Index 273
650		0	_aHinduism
650		0	_aRiddles, Hindi _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aRiddles, Hindi _xSocial aspects _xHinduism.
650		0	_aHinduism and culture.
700	1		_aAnand, S. _c(Journalist), _eeditor.
700	1		_aIyer, Shobhna, _eeditor.
942			_2ddc _cBK
999			_c212873 _d212873